Athletic sports require more athleticism in their respective, competitive environments than skill based sports do. That's a fact, it's not something you could really troll with.

EX. Roger Gracie isn't in the best shape, he's doesn't have the best cardio and he's not the most explosive BJJ practitioner but he's undoubtedly the world's best player.


Athletic sports vs Skill based sports.. it's not an easy comparison to make.

This post was edited by PRBJJ on Jun 29 2011 12:08pm

Basketball is a very athletic sport and so is BJJ.

running long distances/cardio are not the only things that constitutes athleticism, and there is quite a bit of cardio involved in those sports as well.

This post was edited by cambovenzi on Jun 29 2011 01:02pm

Running half marathons at a competitive level is much tougher than the shape you need to be in for basketball.
Yet Basketball takes skill.

This post was edited by Markiepoo on Jun 29 2011 02:49pm

Sorry Vince, basketball isn't an athletic sport.

Basketball

not sure if srs...